News Archives
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Eastern Chad: Sudanese refugee camp in Oure Cassoni to be relocated
23 Sep 2009UNHCR welcomes the decision by the government of Chad to relocate the Oure Cassoni refugee camp away from the volatile border area with Sudan. The camp currently accommodates some 28,000 refugees from Darfur.
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UNHCR announces winner of 2009 Nansen Refugee Award
18 Sep 2009In recognition of his achievements as a life-long advocate on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people, the recipient of the 2009 Nansen Refugee Award is Senator Edward Kennedy.
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65 dead or missing in the latest smuggling incidents in the Gulf of Aden
18 Sep 2009Sixteen people died and 49 others are missing and presumed dead in three separate incidents involving smuggling boats in the Gulf of Aden over the last 48 hours.
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Kazakhstan – UNHCR concerned about arrest and mistreatment of Uzbek refugees and asylum seekers
18 Sep 2009We are very concerned about the temporary detention and alleged mistreatment of three Uzbek refugees and two Uzbek asylum seekers that took place last week in Almaty.
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UNHCR shocked by civilian deaths in Yemen
18 Sep 2009UNHCR is alarmed by reports that dozens of people have been killed and wounded yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 16 September 2009) in an air raid on Al Adi, in the Yemen’s Amran Governerate.
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Yemen – assistance urgently needed for civilians caught in fighting
10 Sep 2009Heavy fighting between Al Houti forces and government troops in and around Sa’ada city in northern Yemen continues with utter disregard for the safety and well being of the civilian population.
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Over 20,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled from Nepal
10 Sep 2009More than 20,000 refugees from Bhutan have now left Nepal to begin new lives in third countries under one of UNHCR’s largest resettlement programmes.
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Africa – 40th Anniversary of the OAU 1969 Refugee Convention
10 Sep 2009Thursday, September 10 will mark the 40th anniversary of the OAU Refugee Convention of 1969.
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UNHCR Chief starts visit in North Africa
10 Sep 2009High Commissioner António Guterres arrives in Algiers today for a 5-day visit to Algeria and Morocco
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China – refugees reported fleeing fresh fighting in Myanmar
8 Sep 2009Between 10,000 and 30,000 refugees have fled Myanmar’s north-eastern Shan State in recent weeks into China’s Yunnan Province